AMATED

Verb

amated

(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of amate

Adjective

amated (comparative more amated, superlative most amated)

(obsolete) Overwhelmed, confused.

Source: Wiktionary


AMATE

A*mate", v. t. Etym: [OF. amater, amatir.]

Definition: To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic] The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.

A*mate", v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + mate.]

Definition: To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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